The 'Maggie'

1954 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 1,570 VOTES · DIR. Alexander Mackendrick

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Overview

The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,079 lines

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00:02:10 (♪ Jaunty hornpipe)
00:05:27 (Shouting)
00:09:18 What?
00:12:25 In triplicate, please.
00:15:41 Mr Campbell, in all my experience, I...
00:18:54 But they were in your office, Mr Campbell.
00:21:49 I beg your pardon, ma'am! Just a moment please!
00:25:14 It's most unlikely. And if it is, he'II have seen how far we've come.
00:29:16 Are we ready to proceed?
00:33:54 Good evening, Mr Frazer. Come in.
00:37:03 The sheriff? Oh, the magistrate.
00:41:26 Sonny?
00:45:00 - What's he doing that for? - Radar.
00:48:50 You were quite right. The exercise has done me good.
00:53:09 Look at the way she's lying. If the tide comes in, will she not catch the pier?
00:57:23 (Moo)
01:01:32 - Isn't that out of our way? - Just a bit.
01:04:55 No? Well, if you don't get that thing under way right now...
01:09:59 And people say that Ian McCullough will be a great man one day.
01:13:45 - Let's leave him. Let's get going! - Well, you see...
01:18:11 With any luck, we'II have him in Kiltarra by the time he wakes up.
01:23:31 He wouldnae spend a penny or do anything I asked.
01:26:50 We might have a chance, but you cannae be serious, man.
04:00:00 that's taken months to get together.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,079
Dialogue density11.7 lines / min
First line00:02:10
Final line04:00:00

Production Record

DirectorAlexander Mackendrick
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,570